Politicians from Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Edythe Evelyn Gandy (September 4, 1920 – December 23, 2007) was an American politician who was the second female elected to a statewide office in Mississippi– that of Treasurer for the State of Mississippi. (The first was Nellah Massey Bailey, State Tax Collector - 1947) Later, she was elected insurance commissioner and 26th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi.

Paul Burney Johnson Jr. (January 23, 1916 – October 14, 1985) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Mississippi, serving as governor from 1964 until January 1968. He was a son of former Mississippi Governor Paul B. Johnson Sr.

Noah Lee Sanford (born May 14, 1990) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 90th district. Elected in November 2015, he assumed office on January 5, 2016.

Elisha Alexander "Zan" Anderson (October 14, 1866 - July 31, 1941) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1912 to 1920.

Billy Hudson (June 16, 1938 to November 30th, 2022) is an American politician who served in the Mississippi State Senate from the 45th district from 2008 until 2020.

Iola M. Williams (February 2, 1936 – April 4, 2019) was an American politician, public official, civil rights activist and museum executive. In 1979, Williams became the first African-American to join the San Jose City Council, an office she held from her appointment in 1979 until her retirement from council in 1991. During this time, she also served as the Vice Mayor of San Jose, California for two terms.

Thomas Edward King, Jr. (born July 19, 1947) is an American politician. A Republican, he served for nearly two decades in the Mississippi Legislature before successfully running for the Southern District seat on the state Transportation Commission in 2011.

Edwin Lloyd Pittman (January 2, 1935 – September 25, 2024) was an American jurist and politician who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1989 to 2001 and chief justice from 2001 to 2004. He also served as the state's attorney general, secretary of state, and treasurer. Pittman reached the rank of brigadier general in the Mississippi National Guard.

John Allen Polk (born March 18, 1949) is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the Mississippi State Senator from the 44th district since 2012.

Hank Lott (born October 7, 1974) is an American Republican politician. Since 2012 he serves as member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 101st District. He was first elected in 2011.